Despite the loss, Pennwood also qualified for the semifinals as the runner-up of Group B. In the boys´ section, Opal beat Valley Public 47-44 with 13 points from Tshering Jhangbu. [break]Meanwhile, in the Sixth Daffodil Cup Junior Football Tournament, Deep Jyoti and Trijyoti entered the last four. Deep Jyoti defeated host Daffodil 3-0 while Trijyoti overcame The Excelsior 2-1.
Bhojpur, Sindhu advance
KATHMANDU: Bhojpur Sherpa Tshiduk and Sindhu Football Club entered the semifinals of the Tatopani Third Sherpa Lhosar Cup Football Tournament on Tuesday. Bhojpur thrashed Kanchanjungha Buddhist Samaj 4-0 while Sindhu beat Makalu Sherpa Club 4-3 in penalty shootout.
Shankar Dev wins title
KATHMANDU: Shankar Dev Campus lifted the trophy of Madan Bhandari Cup Valley-wide Inter-college Men´s Volleyball Tournament defeating Nepal Commerce Campus (NCC) on Tuesday. In the final, Shankar Dev beat NCC 33-31, 25-19, 25-23. In the third-place playoff, Public Youth Campus beat Baneshwar Campus by 3-0 sets. With the win, Shankar Dev bagged Rs 50,000 while NCC settled for Rs 30,000. Public Youth Campus received Rs 20,000.
Loyalty beats Pushpa Sadan
KATHMANDU: Loyalty A advanced into the semifinals of the Fourth Valley-wide Inter-school Junior Boys´ Knockout Football Tournament on Tuesday. Loyalty defeated Pushpa Sadan 2-1 with a brace from Tshering Kalden Sherpa while Adarsha Lama scored the consolation goal for Pushpa Sadan. In another match, four goals from Sandip Devkota helped Deep Jyoti thrash TIA 8-0. Sandip Gautam and Roshan Tamang added two goals each.
Shree Kumari keeps title hope afloat
KATHMANDU: Shree Kumari Club kept afloat its hope of winning the title as it defeated second placed Samaj kalyan Khelkud Parisad 2-1 on Tuesday in the Red Bull C Division National League under way in the capital. Following the completion of round four, both teams have nine points apiece while leader Khumaltar has 10 points.
Samaj Kalyan occupies second place on the basis of goal superiority. Samaj Kalyan´s winning run came to an end on Tuesday after it failed to hold Sujan Kunwar´s 24th minute lead. Chhatra Bahadur Thapa hit the equalizer in the 39th minute for Sri Kumari and Rajendra Gurung scored the decisive goal in the 52nd minute. In another match of the day, Satdobato Club thumped UNBC of Dang 4-1. Following the result Satdobato has ended its league run finishing fourth while UNBC remained pointless.
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